Category Archives: Comedy

RIVERSIDE: Larry the Cable Guy, Tech N9ne booked for downtown venues

Tech N9ne performs at the Rock the Bells Festival in Devore on Saturday, September 7, 2013. The rapper will return to the Inland region with a show at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on June 3.(David Bauman/Staff Photographer)

The acts just keep on coming for the Fox Performing Arts Center and Riverside Municipal Auditorium, with a new batch of performers announced for the downtown Riverside venues.

The Fox will see the 30th anniversary of the Happy Together tour with Flo & Eddie of The Turtles, Mark Farner, Mitch Ryder, Gary Lewis and the Playboys and former Three Dog Night singer Chuck Negron on Wednesday, July 16 and two shows from comedian Larry the Cable Guy on Friday, Sept. 12.

Tickets for Happy Together are priced at $35.50-$65.50, before fees, and are $41-$96 for Larry the Cable Guy, before fees.

Meanwhile, the Riverside Municipal Auditorium will host rapper Tech N9ne on Tuesday, June 3, and the Beatles Vs. Stones musical tribute battle on Saturday, June 21. The Tech N9ne show is open to guests 18 and older and tickets are $23-$33, before fees. Tickets are $10-$18 for Beatles Vs. Stones, before fees.

Tickets for all of the newly announced shows will go on sale Friday, Feb. 21 at noon.

You can pick up passes for all of the shows online at www.livenation.com or at the box office of the Fox Performing Arts Center at 3801 Mission Inn Ave., Riverside.

The box office is open weekdays noon to 6 and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on show days until show time. You can also call the box office at 951-779-9800.

Also of note: the Trace Adkins show scheduled for Sunday, May 18 has been postponed. The country star had entered an alcohol treatment facility earlier this year.

The new date has not yet been determined, but refunds are available at the point of purchase for ticket holders.

Visit www.foxriversidelive.com for more information.

RIVERSIDE: The Fox snags ‘The Sing-Off’ tour

A tour featuring groups from NBC’s reality show “The Sing-Off” will come to Riverside in March 2014. (NBC/Contributed Image)

If you love a cappella and reality television competitions, the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside has a show for you.

The winning a cappella group from NBC’s “The Sing-Off” will lead the show’s first ever live tour and it hits the Fox on March 28, 2014.

The tour will also include other finalists from the competition, with individual sets from each act with hits from the show, group numbers, sing-offs and more.

Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 20 at 10 a.m. at www.singofftour.com, but prices have not yet been announced.

The Fox has also added two other shows to the 2014 calendar.

Mexican TV host and comedian Adal Ramones will perform on Saturday, March 8. Those tickets are on sale now and are priced at $21-$61, before fees at www.livenation.com.

Also, multimedia Pink Floyd tribute act The Pink Floyd Experience will bring its flying pig to the Fox on Sunday, March 16. Those tickets are also on sale and are $21 before fees.

The phone number for the box office is 951-779-9800 and it is located at the theater at 3801 Mission Inn Ave. in Riverside. You can get more information online at www.foxriversidelive.com.

The box office is open Monday through Friday from noon to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is also open on all show days until show time.

These are among the first shows entertainment company Live Nation has announced since taking over the operations at the city of Riverside-owned venue Dec. 1.

Other shows the live entertainment producer announced for the Fox in 2014 include comedians Bill Engvall and Wayne Brady.

RIVERSIDE: Fox adds shows, Steve Martin performance to be filmed (UPDATE)

This is not Steve Martin busking in front of a Taco Bell. He is performing with the Steep Canyon Rangers with a high billing at the 2012 Stagecoach Country Music Festival.

Steve Martin’s upcoming concert at the Fox Performing Arts Center in Riverside will be filmed for a PBS show. (2012/FILE PHOTO)

UPDATE: (4:40 p.m.) Ticket prices have been added to the shows for which they are available.

The Fox Performing Arts Center has added some new shows to its fall lineup and is offering pre-sale tickets for the shows Thursday, Aug. 22 through Saturday, Aug. 24. The tickets will go on sale to the general public via Ticketmaster on Sunday, Aug. 25.

And with the new shows, the Fox should get ready for its close-up. Steve Martin’s performance on Friday, Oct. 11 will be taped for the long-running PBS series “Great Performances.” He will be joined by the Steep Canyon Rangers and Edie Brickell. The air date is expected to be in 2014.

Martin, who in addition to being a popular actor, comedian and author has forged a burgeoning career in bluegrass music, has performed locally at Pechanga Resort and Casino and also at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival in recent years.

His forthcoming album, “Love Has Come For You,” is a collaboration with Brickell.

Note that the performance and taping will start at 8 p.m. for that event so you will want to arrive early. Tickets will be $49-$89, with the “limited best seating” tickets (the ones in the very front), priced at $99.

But Martin’s not the only one coming to the Fox. There are some returning guests as well.

Colbie Caillat, who performed a well-received concert at the venue in February 2012, will appear on Friday, Sept. 27. She’s best known for her hit, “Bubbly.” Tickets will be $39-$79, with the “limited best seating” tickets , priced at $90.

Also Mariachi Vargas de Tecalitlan, which has performed in Southern California venues including the McCallum Theatre in Palm Desert and Moronco Casino Resort and Spa, will appear at the Fox on Friday, Oct. 18. The ticket prices have yet to be determined for this show. Contact the Fox box office at 951-779-9800 for ticket information on Thursday.

Comedian Anjelah Johnson (Contributed Image)

There’s also a comedy show on the calendar. Anjelah Johnson is so popular that her show at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1 is sold out. The Fox has added a second show for Nov. 1 at 10:30 p.m. Tickets for Anjelah Johnson will be $25-$37, like the original show, with the “limited best seating” tickets priced at $49.

The pre-sale will run Thursday, Aug. 22 through Saturday, Aug. 24 and tickets will be available only at the Fox Performing Arts Center box office, either by walking up in person or by phone.

The phone number for the box office is 951-779-9800 and it is located at the theater at 3801 Mission Inn Ave. in Riverside.

The box office is open Monday through Friday from noon to 6 p.m. and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is also open on all show days until show time.

The tickets will be on sale via Ticketmaster on Sunday, Aug. 25.